The new Juventus coach is bringing his longtime staff members with him, with the exception of Baldini: replacing him is Sarri’s former assistant, who knows the environment well

Luciano Spalletti has arrived at Juve with his longtime loyalists, except for one. The coach will not be joined by Daniele Baldini, who—after playing under Spalletti at Empoli—joined him as a technical assistant at Roma and followed him through all his subsequent stints: at Inter, Napoli, and with the national team. It appears that Baldini himself called Giovanni Martusciello to ask him to take his place on Juve’s new staff: this marks a return, as Martusciello had worked with Sarri during the year of their last Scudetto; meanwhile, Spalletti had tried to bring him back into his coaching staff at Napoli, after having relied on him as an assistant at Inter. In Turin, he’ll act as a facilitator for Spalletti, helping him settle into the Bianconeri environment quickly and smoothly: in fact, he can be considered the “Juve man” on the staff, enjoying the full trust of Chiellini and the club’s veterans.

Spalletti’s assistant will be Marco Domenichini, who has spent his entire career working alongside the coach from Certaldo. He is a trusted figure who knows the new Juventus coach’s strengths and weaknesses by heart and understands exactly how to work as efficiently as possible. Domenichini isn’t Spalletti’s only longtime right-hand man, as Salvatore Russo will also be part of the Turin contingent: he’ll serve as another technical assistant on the field. Meanwhile, the new coach’s trusted strength and conditioning coach—who will work closely with the club’s existing staff and consult with the new head of performance, Darren Burgess—will be Francesco Sinatti. For the goalkeepers, the choice has settled on Adriano Bonaiuti, who previously worked with Di Gregorio when the goalkeeper played in Inter’s youth system.